737NG Cockpit - Update

Yesterday and today we have painted the MIP.
First paint was a fundamental color:
http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=1
and today the RAL7011 Boeing Color.
http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=1

best regards,
Markus

Wow!! Very nice!!

That's looking great!

Thanks for sharing, sure she is taking a good shape. Please do keep us posted.

Wooooowww that's a beauty !!!!

During the last week I have painted the MIP a second time, then it was dismounted and moved to its final location and there mounted again.
Today the PCs were attached, captain side LEDs and switches were wired and the long waited first test flight @KBFI was successfully accomplished.
Here a phot from the nice MIP.

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=2

During the next weeks we want to mount the overhead. If someone has good ideas or drawings how to mount an overhead against a wall, please share it with me.

Thanks,
Markus

Very cool!!

Looks great, I see your design is similar to what im building. Gives me a kick in the pants to go get some MDF and finish the top and glareshield..

http://www.737ng.co.uk/overhead.htm

There is some pictures of real 737NG overhead panels...I Just put them if they help you.

-F_S_20

Very nice progress!

Nice Markus!

from the 16th to 25th you painted and mounted it!? Good progress :)

Hi,

it was painted on the 14th, 15th and 16th. At this time it was fully mounted.
On 23rd it was unmounted, moved and mounted again.
24th it was assembled with the electronics.

best regards,
Markus

Hi again,

I have changed my graphiccard to an ATI HD5770 Enfinity Edition.
Here is a first shot:
http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=2

Nice feeling with 3 monitors.

best regards,
Markus

Nice adition!!! Congrats Markus.

The feeling of immersion must have gone gone up several notches! Nice Markus!

What's next? Do you intend to build the complete shell?

Hi,

next will be: mounting the completed overhead.
Than a new throttle as well as a pedestal area is planned. For the shell i have no place right now. :(

Hello again,

after my vaccation and some building pause, I have another update for you.
During this weekend we have mounted the Overhead.

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=2


During the next weeks some cosemtic work need to be done. I keep you updated.

Very cool!!

Very Nice

Alex

Another small update:

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=1

The yoke was mounted. It will be painted during the next weeks.
And the overhead reading lights were installed:
http://therese-markus.net/mwordpress...d-IMAG0069.jpg

Next: Get the gauges working.

Udate:

the following gauges are working: Flaps, Duct PRess (Left & right), APU and Cabin Climb

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2f5pn1_TLoY/TM...4/DSC_0518.JPG

A picutre from the whole cockpit
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_2f5pn1_TLoY/TM...0/DSC_0491.JPG

More high quality pictures are here available:
http://picasaweb.google.com/compumar...at=directlink#

Next on the list: Gear Leveler
Next-next: Throttlequadrant

Excellent work mate!

Can I just ask what size are your monitors? and how have you grouped all 3 monitors together, an earlier update of yours shows just 2 monitors....

Did you step up from a dualhead2go to a triplehead2go, or are the visuals setup another way!

I enjoy watching your progress very good work you are producing!

Alex

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Originally Posted by Alex Jay

Excellent work mate!

Can I just ask what size are your monitors? and how have you grouped all 3 monitors together, an earlier update of yours shows just 2 monitors....

Did you step up from a dualhead2go to a triplehead2go, or are the visuals setup another way!

I enjoy watching your progress very good work you are producing!

Alex

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Hello Alex,

all 3 monitors are 19" ratio: 4:3 TFT Monitors.

No, I don't use the Matrox product. I use an PCIe ATI Radeon Graphiccard.

http://737cockpit.at.tf/2010/05/28/enfinity-setup/
http://737cockpit.at.tf/2010/05/27/c...-graphic-card/

The technology is called: EyeFinity (http://www.amd.com/US/PRODUCTS/TECHN...eyefinity.aspx)
It's working great.

best regards,
Markus

I want to give you a short update on my cockpit project.
During the last weeks we have built a gear leveler.

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=1

The construction consists of 2 pipes running the small one into the bigger one and a pressure spring. So you need to pull the leveler towards you and the spring will pull it back to the default position.
I have also made a short video, you can watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL3uCeZNx3E

During the next week the pedestal area will be built. Therefore the following modules will be built in:
1x NAV
1x COM
1x Weather Radar
1x Cargo Fire Panel
1x Fire Panel
1x XPDR
2x Audio Panel

The missing modules will be covered with removeable plates, so once I got them I only need to remove the plate and put the module in.

Further I have changed the APU switch to a "real" one in his function:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEot7AgV3Os

And the SIOC code for the LEDs to use with SimAvionics was optimized.
Last but not least also the Marker sound was moddeled in SIOC to be played via another PC Soundcard:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XM8g8fXISE

As soon I have some photos from the pedestal I will update this post again.

Best regards,
Markus

Another update to be presented to you:

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=1

My nearly finished pedestal.
I did a short test with the OC modules only. All other modules have to be wired in the following weeks.
Updates will be posted on my blog.

Wondeerfull job, congrats!!

Pedestal finished

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_2...6/pedestal.jpg

the wiring will be done this weekend.

Update:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP5Up1ZbFIY
Wired fire panel

Another Update at end of the month :)

Marker Sounds can be enabled / disabled from the Pedestal now from both sides (Captain and FO)
ATC can be rerouted to external speakers, if needed or only on the Headset (both sides)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV5Tms4SLNk

Also magnetical decals were created to get changeable registrations in the cockpit.
http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=1

The Captain side will be mounted soon.
FO side:
http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=1

That's my updated for March 2011 :-)

Hi Marcus. Excellent update.

Can you please tell me what switches you are using on the audio control panel (for turning on and off the speaker). Do they also control the volume if rotated?

Thanks.

Nice feature. How exactly have you done this? Is the turn-button actually only a pushbutton? ... and how du you actually route the sound?
My audiopanel just sit there and look nice but no actual function... yet!

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Originally Posted by tomenglish2000

Hi Marcus. Excellent update.

Can you please tell me what switches you are using on the audio control panel (for turning on and off the speaker). Do they also control the volume if rotated?

Thanks.

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Hello Tom,

sorry, I can't. I have bought the panel from a private person. Those are original Boeing switches and where used in a B727 (according to the seller).
I opened a topic in the forum when I received the buttons (click here)Someone posted a link to the technical documents. Maybe you can find the switch to get it over the internet.
Sorry that I can't give me details about it. You will also find 2 pictures in the bottom of the post linked above.

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Originally Posted by nax228

Nice feature. How exactly have you done this? Is the turn-button actually only a pushbutton? ... and how du you actually route the sound?
My audiopanel just sit there and look nice but no actual function... yet!

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You can turn it also, its a potentiometer, but I didn't use the function right now. Maybe in the future. I haven't found an interface software where I can control the volume of the soundcard via a potentiometer.

The switching itself was tested with the software virtual audio cable and FSUIPC module.
This one I have tried with FSUIPC and it worked:

Code:

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I have added the following lines to my wideclient.ini

RunKey5=path to the program to be executed on push of the button
RunKey6=path to the program to be executed on release of the button
KeySend5=Runkey5
KeySend6=Runkey6

In FSUIPC the option “Keysend 1-255 (WideFS)” was enabled to parameter 5 when pushed and 6 when released.

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Since the last update I have built in a Lower DU with an 8" touch monitor.

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=2

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=1

Also I have programmed a button to start me a VLC Player for inflight entertainment and / or security videos.

I created 2 videos for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhz2bD92gC8

and from the inflight system:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL-jgOihqAk

I have flown a lot made some tweaks in the software as well changed the Hardware from 2 machines to faster ones.

Hi Markus,

I'm interested how you use the switch on the ACP. Do you have a USB headset, and a sound card on your main PC, and switch from both thru the Virtual Cable?

Can you explain me exacly how cai I do the same?

Many thanks
Arnaldo Vacca

Hello Arnaldo,

yes correct. I use an USB Headset and another USB Soundcard for Speaker output.
VirtualCable is switching the output sources via an .cmd file triggered by WideClient.

best regards,
Markus

Hi Markus,

thanks for your reply.

Can you explain in more details how use the VirtualCable to switch from the 2 outputs. I yet installed Virtual cable demo, but I don't understand how to use it....

Thanks
Arnaldo

Hello Arnaldo,

attached the cmd files for my outpur switch:

Kill Audio Repeater - start Headset only

Code:

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"C:\FSADDONS\PsTools\pskill.exe" audiorepeater

start /min "audiorepeater" "C:\Programme\Virtual Audio Cable\audiorepeater.exe" /Input: "Virtual Cable 1" /OUtput: "Logitech Wireless Headset" /BufferMS:100 /autostart

start /min "audiorepeater" "C:\Programme\Virtual Audio Cable\audiorepeater.exe" /Input: "Virtual Cable 2" /OUtput: "C-Media USB Audio Device" /BufferMS:100 /autostart

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Start Audio Repeater - both (Headset + Speaker)

Code:

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"C:\FSADDONS\PsTools\pskill.exe" audiorepeater

start /min "audiorepeater" "C:\Programme\Virtual Audio Cable\audiorepeater.exe" /Input: "Virtual Cable 1" /OUtput: "Logitech Wireless Headset" /BufferMS:100 /autostart

start /min "audiorepeater" "C:\Programme\Virtual Audio Cable\audiorepeater.exe" /Input: "Virtual Cable 1" /OUtput: "C-Media USB Audio Device" /BufferMS:100 /autostart

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I hope that helps,
best regards,
Markus

I can present to you 3 small updates to my cockpit.

1st: MIP Clock
I have built in a clock to the Captains side of the MIP panel
http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=2

2nd: Gear Leveler Leather - 2nd try
http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=2

3rd:Pressurization Panel
I have built the missing pressurization panel based on Pim's design.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THP2JqQRcGU
Here you will find more information on the panel and the required parts.

Thanks and have fun :)

Hi guys,

I can present 3 smaller an 1 bigger update to you today.

First: I switched my software from SimAvionics to Prosim

Second: I got an USB Thermal printer functional with my Homecockpit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I1vIcqc4DQ
As the scripts are not fully implemented in Prosim at this time the printing direct from Prosim CDU does not work.

Third: Weather Radar.
I have now my weather radar connected up to Prosim and with the latest release of Prosim Marty has integrated also the radar into the suite

Fourth - the biggest improvement: My Throttle.
I bought a throttle from a private guy and had at first made some maintenance - as some mechanical parts where wrong built in.
http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=2

We also motorized the throttle with Opencockpits USB Servo Card and Servos.

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=1

http://gallery.therese-markus.net/ma...serialNumber=1

You can see the throttle is a short presentation video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqAVUiaTrOw

I hope you enjoyed my update :-)

Best regards from Vienna,
Markus

Hello again,

wow, 3 years and no update from my side... But, we have built our new home and I have started last year in October with rebuilding my homecockpit.

Attachment 10155
As I have now a complete room for this, I started also with the shell around.

Attachment 10154


The Overhead was completed as well with the after overhead panel.

Attachment 10153
Also the interiour was started. I have built one seat (the second is current work in progress) and the captains sidewall. F/O sidewall will be started in 2 weeks.
Attachment 10151

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And some other small things were added (eg. F/O Six Pack and the Capt and F/O DU switches).

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I will continue to add updates here again :-)

Best regards,
Markus